[ SHOWGSD-L ] How likely a dog is to bite

From: Stormy Hope <Stormy435@xxxxxxx>
To: showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Tue, 28 Jul 2009 08:32:59 -0700
Excerpts from the study...
"The Coalition for Living Safely with Dogs and the Colorado Veterinary  
Medical Association released their study in May during
National Dog Bite Prevention Week, and the results shed light on how  
likely a dog is to bite, a factor that may be pertinent
to breed-specific legislation in some states and cities.
The study concludes that all dogs will bite, and that circumstances  
under which the bite occurred are more indicative than
the breed. "


"The five top breeds involved in bite incidents in the study, which  
aims to
challenge breed bans for dogs like Pit Bulls, were Labrador Retrievers
(13 percent), Pit Bulls (8.4 percent), German Shepherds (7.8 percent),
Rottweilers (3.9 percent) and Chow-Chows (3.5 percent). Bites  
involving children brought similar results, with Labrador Retrievers  
responsible for 15.6 percent, Pit Bulls for 7.5
percent, German Shepherds for 6.8 percent, Smooth-Coated Chihuahuas  
for 4.2 percent and Rottweilers for 4.1 percent.
The severity of injuries by breed differs greatly, however, with  
American Bulldogs, Dalmatians, Standard Dachshunds, English
Bulldogs and Lhasa Apsos delivering the most severe injuries."

The full study can be viewed online at http://www.livingsafelywithdogs.org/ 
.

http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Working+with+patients+-+technicians/Study-Chihuahuas-bite-vets-most-Lhaso-Apsos-inflic/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/613820?contextCategoryId=204&ref=25


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